Accessing the Toolbars Using the Keyboard

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Windows: ALT (Menu Bar); CTRL + TAB (Move Next)

Versions: 2005, 2008, 2010

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You can quickly access your toolbars via the keyboard. Just press ALT to access the Menu Bar:

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Then use CTRL + TAB to rotate through the Menu Bar and all the toolbars:

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Once you are on the toolbar you want just use TAB to go through each item:

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With buttons that have drop-down arrows you can press your Down Arrow to get choices and then press Enter when you have what you want:

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For most other items on the toolbar you would type in any information if needed and/or just press Enter:

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